Children
‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
Hugh’s Law is currently being considered by the government. It would enhance the employment rights of parents with seriously ill children and bereaved parents
‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market
‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market
Ruth Talbot, the founder of Single Parent Rights, writes about her experience of struggling to find housing as a single parent – and what needs to change
Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’
Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’
Only 6% of disabled children (76,623) across the country are currently able to access holiday club support, new research has revealed.
North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’
One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’
Ludovico Einaudi follows Coldplay in fundraiser to help boost kids’ creativity
Ludovico Einaudi follows Coldplay in fundraiser to help boost kids’ creativity
Bluey composer Joff Bush: ‘We want to help tell the story as much as possible with the music’
Bluey composer Joff Bush: ‘We want to help tell the story as much as possible with the music’
104 children’s deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: ‘We should be outraged’
104 children’s deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: ‘We should be outraged’
‘I’ve worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families’
‘I’ve worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families’
How did you keep safe when you were a child? Why I ask every podcast guest that question
How did you keep safe when you were a child? Why I ask every podcast guest that question
Playrise: Even in a war zone, children need the chance to play. We’re making it possible
Playrise: Even in a war zone, children need the chance to play. We’re making it possible
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!
There’s a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty
There’s a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty
Kinship carers forced to turn to food banks after taking in vulnerable children
Kinship carers forced to turn to food banks after taking in vulnerable children
Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’
Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’
Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?
Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
I’m a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need
